Time was of the essence, and the task was pressing.
Although there had been a few minor mishaps with Doraemon, it hadn't actually caused Lin Feng much loss.
At most, now that he knew he couldn't take any shortcuts, Lin Feng would simply have to work even harder.
After leaving Nobita's house, Lin Feng didn't hesitate at all and went straight back to his own place.
Another night of hard work.
Fortunately, Lin Feng was already used to this kind of intensity, so he got up and went out as usual the next morning.
When he passed Shizuka's house, Lin Feng paused for a moment.
Sure enough, not long after, Shizuka, having said goodbye to her mother, also walked out of the yard of her house, carrying her lunchbox.
When Shizuka saw Lin Feng standing outside early, she also smiled.
"Morning! Lin Feng."
"Morning! Shizuka."
It seemed that this morning encounter had become a tacit understanding between the two of them. After greeting each other, they walked to school side by side.
When they arrived at the classroom, Lin Feng was surprised to find that there seemed to be more people there this morning than usual, and they seemed to be huddling together, whispering about something.
"Lin Feng, don't you know?"
"The results of yesterday's quiz should be released today."
Seeing Lin Feng's performance, Shizuka smiled and explained from the side.
"I see."
Lin Feng nodded in response to Shizuka's explanation.
That made sense. After all, they were just Fifth Grade elementary school students, and they cared a lot about their test results.
If they hadn't done well on yesterday's quiz, they would be a little nervous while waiting for their scores to be released today, which is why they'd come earlier than usual.
If they were late at this crucial moment, they would probably be scolded by the teacher again.
Especially if they had also done poorly on the test and were late, it would be like sticking their heads out to be scolded by the teacher.
However, these things seemed a bit trivial to Lin Feng.
For the questions on yesterday's quiz, Lin Feng could answer them all correctly even with his eyes closed, so he naturally didn't have any worries.
Of course, aside from Lin Feng, Shizuka, and Dekisugi, who had excellent grades, most of the students in the class seemed a little uneasy.
And this unease turned into tension when Mr. Ichijo Eiichiro walked into the classroom with a stack of test papers, his face expressionless.
"Ring, ring~!"
As the class bell rang, the classroom instantly fell silent.
Mr. Ichijo Eiichiro on the podium first looked at the watch on his wrist, confirmed the time was correct, and then swept his stern gaze across the classroom.
Most of the students looked like they were as quiet as cicadas in winter, sitting obediently in their seats.
There was nothing they could do. This quiz was indeed somewhat sudden, leaving many unprepared. Caught off guard, perhaps everyone's scores wouldn't be very good.
After all, it was just after the holidays, and many people were still immersed in the happy times of the vacation, their minds not yet back in gear.
"Ahem... Good morning, class."
"Perhaps seeing me like this, you can probably guess that everyone's performance on yesterday's quiz wasn't very good."
"However, there's no need to be discouraged. The purpose of the quiz is to make you deeply aware of your shortcomings, so you can correct them in your future studies."
Even though Mr. Ichijo Eiichiro was saying words of comfort, most of the students sitting in the classroom could still sense a hint of severity from his serious face.
"Although everyone didn't perform well, I still want to commend three people here."
At this point, Mr. Ichijo Eiichiro's expression eased slightly.
"This proves that some students didn't let themselves slack off during the holidays. I want to commend them here and hope they can continue to maintain this."
"These three students are Dekisugi, Shizuka, and the newly transferred Lin Feng. They all passed this time's in-class test with excellent, perfect scores."
After saying this, Teacher Ichijo Eiichiro nodded slightly towards the three of them.
Especially Lin Feng, the new transfer student, who was able to pass the test with a perfect score. Teacher Ichijo Eiichiro was truly quite pleased.
He was a little worried that if a transfer student's grades weren't good, it would be difficult to manage them.
Fortunately, Lin Feng didn't disappoint him.
Most of the students in the class looked at Lin Feng, who was sitting next to Shizuka, with some surprise at Teacher Ichijo Eiichiro's announcement of the scores.
Dekisugi and Shizuka were already the class's default top students, so it wasn't surprising that they could get perfect scores.
But that Lin Feng, a newcomer, could also pass the test with a perfect score, made people feel a little surprised.
"However, from this in-class quiz, we can see that many students still have some problems."
"Nobita!!! Can you explain why you scored Zero Score again this time!?"
It was clear that Mr. Ichijo Eiichiro was trying his best to suppress his temper and voice, attempting to appear more composed.
But every time he saw Nobita's Zero Score test paper, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
Scoring zero once or twice was one thing, but the key was that Nobita consistently scored zero, which was simply too much!
"Um…teacher, I…actually…I…um…"
Nobita, whose name Mr. Ichijo Eiichiro had just called, was sweating on his forehead as he stammered, trying to explain something, but it all became a weak, ineffectual dialogue.
Even though he had borrowed Shizuka's notebook yesterday to cram, when the test papers were handed out, he felt a dizzy spell after seeing the questions, unable to remember anything.
"Hahahaha...! Nobita, that Zero Score King, unsurprisingly scored zero again this time...!"
"I really can't stand that guy. How does he manage to get every question wrong every time? Suneo, can you teach me how to do that?"
"I can't do that. I'm not like Nobita... Hahahaha~!"
"Hahahaha, you're right...!"